Food of the Seventies, Carnation Breakfast Bars

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Chocolate bars with a chocolate coating on them. I think they replaced the Carnation Breakfast Squares (oh my favorite!) The Squares were dry as heck but the frosting layers inside the bar and the frosting/coating on top more than made up for it. But these Breakfast Bars were good, but discontinued. So sad! :(
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rebekah - August 17, 2007 - Report this comment
I loved those breakfast bars!!!!!! Brings back good memories. Wish they would bring those back.
bri - August 19, 2007 - Report this comment
these were the MY FAV. what were the flavors...choc, vanilla, cinnamon etc & the icing was the best...HAVE SOME MILK ON HAND THEY WERE A BUT DRY
TY - November 24, 2007 - Report this comment
Mom used to buy the chocolate ones when I was a kid. They were my absolute favorite!! Wish carnation would bring them back!!!
jeannie - February 06, 2008 - Report this comment
oh god i loved the breakfast bars,peanutbutter,yum,wish they were back!!
nicole1977 - February 15, 2008 - Report this comment
If carnation brought these back, I would freak out. I crave these dry little bars. I was at my Grandmothers house digging thru her pantry and actually found one. I was so tempted to eat it but I didn't. Come on Carnation you would make millions sell the damn things again
BJ - February 27, 2008 - Report this comment
I am sitting here laughing at Nicoles post. I'm glad you didn't eat that old, prob. moldy bar, lol. I too wish they would stop discontinuing things that we love!
drg - March 13, 2008 - Report this comment
I need these bars!!It's almost like i can taste it when i think about them...growing up my mom alway's had those on hand.
LIS - April 16, 2008 - Report this comment
These were my favorite. Of course back in those days I did not eat much of anything, so I practically lived on them. Please Carnation....bring them back!!!
Jeremy - April 27, 2008 - Report this comment
These were filling! I remember only being able to eat half of one as a little kid. Not that great tasting; kinda salty or something. But I still loved 'em! They made them chewy, like a granola bar, in the 80's and then discontinued them.
Carrie - July 10, 2008 - Report this comment
I came across some after they had been discontinued in a small country store in rural Tennesee. I bought them all and savored everyone. I did find a recipe on line but haven't tried it yet.
carla - October 28, 2008 - Report this comment
my son was born in 91 and i ate them while i was pregnant with him, atleast 3 a day a dessert for each meal. i craved them constantly. i know i ate them before 1990 but they still had them in 90-91. i wish carnation would make them again, the chocolate chip was my favorite
Michael - November 12, 2008 - Report this comment
I used to live on these things when I was in high school! I would take a knife and scrape the frosting off and eat it first. I loved that frosting! I would also dip the bars in Hot Chocolate. They were AMAZING that way!
Tim - December 07, 2008 - Report this comment
I recently found a very similar product at Target. They're called Market Pantry Nutrition Bars. They are almost the exact same thing as the classic Breakfast Bars. I wonder if they bought the recipe from Carnation. I clearly remember those chalky Brakfast Squares too, but I thought it was a different brand than Carnation. Does anyone remember the brand name?
Mark - January 08, 2009 - Report this comment
I did enjoy the breakfast bars but General Mills Breakfast Squares were even better. I want them back!!! I made a petition so all please follow the link and sign. You will have to copy & paste: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/breakfastsquares?e
Stephanie - March 10, 2009 - Report this comment
I still crave these things and yes, I can remember freaking out when we ran out at home as a kid. Choc-chip my fave. What the heck is the big deal, Nestle, cant you cut us a break and make the damn things again? Why wont they listen????
nancy - April 20, 2009 - Report this comment
i've been looking for ANYTHING close to these for years and years and NOTHING is close. Appears to me there's some demand. bring'em back!!!
Corinne - June 04, 2009 - Report this comment
I loved the choc. chip breakfast bars ! The were the best thing to grab and run with before school. Also enjoyed them as a snack watching the good shows t.v. had on back then. Please bring them back! Getting tired of losing everything that was great replaced with junk!
PHYLLIS AND ANGIE - June 14, 2009 - Report this comment
WE LOVED THE BREAKFAST BARS ALSO CAN'T YOU PLEASE BRING THEM BACK CARNATION
HMH - June 17, 2009 - Report this comment
Mmmmm...lord, I miss these things! As I recall, I used to eat them while watching cartoons after school. In recent years, I've perused the breakfast aisle, hoping they were still around, thinking I just couldn't find them because the box looked different.
Chris - August 21, 2009 - Report this comment
I have craved the Carnation breakfast bars ever since they were discontinued. I found something that tastes almost exactly like them, though: The chocolate chip ranger bars that come in military MREs. Tastes just like the old breakfast bars!
Tina - August 23, 2009 - Report this comment
Yes, I grew up on these bars too. I miss them terribly and also wander the cereal isle to this day expecting them to come back into production and wind up back on the shelf as if someone just forgot to tell me they were for sale again. I'd by the whole lot of them... Come on carnation!!!!! What's it gonna take. Just make them again!!!!!!!!!!!
Heath - August 26, 2009 - Report this comment
These bars were the best. Used to hide these from my siblings along with my brother's girlfriend now my sister in-law. We still bring these treats up on occasion sitting aroung talking about the good times. BRING THEM BACK!!
DER - August 31, 2009 - Report this comment
My favs were the General Mills Breakfast Squares. You can see a pic of the box with the choc, vanilla and cinnamon flavs on flickr. Wish they'd bring them back!
Marly - September 09, 2009 - Report this comment
Chocolate chip was my favorite. I ate them every morning with orange Tang. They had a malty, salty taste that I loved.
jackie - September 12, 2009 - Report this comment
I GREW UP EATING THEM THEY ARE THE BEST BREAKFAST BAR EVER, I MISS THEM AND I WISH SOMEONE WOULD BRING THEM BACK!!!!!!!!
Cara - September 18, 2009 - Report this comment
As a kid I loved the chocolate chip with a big glass of milk, I can almost taste them now.
Kris - February 14, 2010 - Report this comment
I lost 50lbs the summer of 1988. It was the summer before my Senior year in high school...I loved them..the Peanut Butter was so yummy with the drink mix...Malt was my favorite!! I loved that grity texture!!!! Bring It Back!!!!
klosh - March 11, 2010 - Report this comment
Please, please! Bring back the yummy breakfast bars!
80silguy - March 12, 2010 - Report this comment
Here is an email I received from Carnation inquiring about the Breakfast bars: Thank you for your inquiry regarding the availability of CARNATION® INSTANT BREAKFAST® Bars. We really appreciate your feedback. At Nestlé, we are dedicated to you and your family throughout every phase of your lives. Your comments are valuable to us, as it helps us to improve our products and services. We receive many requests asking that we bring the bars back and will take all of them into consideration. In the meantime, we will be sending coupons for CARNATION® INSTANT BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS™ and POWERBAR® PRIA® BAR. Please allow 7-10 days for delivery.

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